Robyn Mawhinney @discothistle.bsky.social · 11h💔💔 Maybe another pipeline will fix things for the orcas? 010
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneySEAN ORR @seanorr.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Vancouver deserves better than this petty Trump style smear campaign. A bunch of AI edited screenshots? Blog posts from 2008? Can’t attack my policies as a councillor? Pathetic. 67211
Robyn Mawhinney @discothistle.bsky.social · 22h"So if you put that 30 centimetres of sea level rise on top of a king tide, and then maybe you add a winter storm to that, which causes a storm surge, that's when you really start to get into trouble," "This extra foot or so of sea level rise due to El Niño can pack a punch."cbc.caA giant wave beneath the Pacific is heading toward B.C. Here's what it could do | CBC NewsA giant underwater wave of water connected to this year's El Niño weather pattern is making its way up the west coast of the Americas, raising alarm bells amongst scientists worried about how climate ... 000
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyPatrick Canning 🇨🇦 @patrickcanning.bsky.social · 06/10/2026No.cleanenergycanada.orgIs it really a good idea for the government to subsidize a pipeline? - Clean Energy CanadaClean Energy Canada argues that the government’s huge subsidization of this project – up to 90 per cent of a $40-billion pipeline with ownership split evenly between Ottawa and Edmonton – lays bare a ... 191
Robyn Mawhinney @discothistle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“We are concerned that an endorsement carries expectations… and that hidden, unelected power structures would lead to the slate, if elected, pursuing specific objectives for reasons completely opaque to residents,” Beauchamp said. I similar questions about the Campbell River slate. 010
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyAndrea Woo @andreawoo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“Our government must act and clearly spell out where that line is, for Canadians and Americans alike. Passivity implies a kind of resigned consent, and this is not something we can afford. And if the government fails to act … Canadians must step in.” 14019
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyStewart Prest @stewartprest.ca · 04/10/2026Why don't Canadians want to go to the US anymore? It's such a mystery. www.cbc.ca/news/world/f...cbc.caFlorida weighs ditching property taxes and sticking Canadians with the bill | CBC NewsFlorida voters are weighing whether to scrap residential property taxes and the state's governor has a solution to that potentially huge revenue loss: tax Canadians more. 1105
Robyn Mawhinney @discothistle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I wasn’t sure the Elections BC info was finalized? In the North Island riding it shows NDP and Conservative, however there are FB posts saying a Green candidate had his application accepted for the NI riding. 110
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyElections BC @electionsbc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Candidate nominations for the 2026 Provincial General Election closed at 1 p.m. today. We are now reviewing all nominations received to ensure they meet the requirements set out in the Election Act. The most current list of candidates is available at elections.bc.ca/candidates.. 066
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyThe Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 02/10/2026Carney announces $1.2B investment to protect oceans from his own climate policythebeaverton.comCarney announces $1.2B investment to protect oceans from his own climate policyVancouver, BC – Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced more than one billion dollars in federal funding to keep the ocean safe from the consequences of his own actions. 23578192
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyElections BC @electionsbc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026If you haven't done so already, today is the last day to update your voter information or register to vote if you want to receive a Where to Vote Card. It will only take a minute of your time! You can register to vote or update your voter information at elections.bc.ca/register 095
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyCHEK News @cheknews.ca · 01/10/2026Indigenous communities along the newly-announced West Coast Oil Pipeline route were given just two months for consultations, and that was still more than the government initially planned. cheknews.ca/indigenous-communities-…cheknews.caIndigenous communities given just two months to consult on West Coast PipelineIndigenous communities along the newly-announced West Coast Oil Pipeline route were given just two months for consultations, and that was still more than the government initially planned. 23427
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyAdam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I won’t belabour this because I’ve written about it before, but the part of Carney’s pipeline pivot that I find impossible to justify is the government taking on the demand risk. 311838
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Carney's first-ever project designated as being in the “national interest" is...a crude oil pipeline. That means the oil pipeline can bulldoze past environmental laws, impact assessments, and Indigenous consultation. It can also kill all of Vancouver's orcas. Here's what you need to know: 25360124
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyParis Marx @parismarx.com · 01/10/2026“Alberta government and the federally owned Trans Mountain Corporation would each own 45% of the pipeline, with … Pembina Pipeline Corporation owning a 10% stake through the construction phase.” Mark Carney said a new pipeline had to be privately financed, but now taxpayers are on the hook again.cbc.caWest Coast oil pipeline becomes 1st project designated in national interest | CBC NewsThe federal and Alberta governments have announced that a proposed pipeline carrying one million barrels of oil a day from Alberta to the B.C. coast has become the first project designated in the nati... 1215374
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyAvi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 01/10/2026Running roughshod over environmental protections, Indigenous consultation and workers’ rights is not nation building. It’s building a pipeline to the courts. 015136
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyShannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Whoa! Former chief coroner Lisa Lapointe is the BC Green candidate in Saanich South As chief coroner, 2011-2024, Lapointe was sharply critical of the BC government's response to the toxic drug crisis She's running against the NDP's Richard Zussman and Conservatives' Cathy Ounsted so far #bcpoli 55415
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyAndrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 01/10/2026And this is WITH hosting the World Cup. Good works, folks. So much winning 1262
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyThe Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The story behind Orange Shirt Day 110446
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyMichelle Cyca @michellecyca.com · 30/09/2026recommended reading today — Aaron Hemens’ interview with Phyllis Webstad, published two years ago on @indiginews.bsky.social. Webstad is not even mentioned on the federal government’s webpage for NDTR/Orange Shirt Day indiginews.com/news/orange-...indiginews.comOrange Shirt Day’s founder fears Sept. 30 is being co-opted from residential ‘school’ survivors‘I don’t want Orange Shirt Day to be forgotten — it was started by a survivor,’ says Phyllis Webstad, whose 11-year-old event now coincides with National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 15034
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyAnna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 30/09/2026If we're going to talk about truth and reconciliation we should talk about Canada fighting First Nations in court. ijb.utoronto.ca/news/liberal...ijb.utoronto.caLiberals are playing legal hardball with First Nations over drinking water - Investigative Journalism BureauPrime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government is playing legal hardball with First Nations fighting for clean drinking water — and First Nations are fighting back. Interviews and hundreds of pages o... 5188116
Robyn Mawhinney @discothistle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“The land includes a salmon-bearing stream, and a Coastal Douglas-fir maritime ecosystem, which is one of the rarest ecosystems in B.C.” 010
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyChris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026For all the reasons cited in this article highlights the case for why I brought forward my successful motion last month to prohibit data centres as a land use in North Cowichan. #ai #datacentres #bcpoli #localgovt 164
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyUBCIC @ubcic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"I am calling for support as we head into National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30th- I urge our supporters to not sit idly by, and instead to show up and participate in events First Nations are holding, and to wear orange shirts." GCSP www.ubcic.bc.ca/fnlc_condemn...ubcic.bc.caFirst Nations Leadership Council Condemns White Nationalist Activity in Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc TerritoryWorking towards the recognition, implementation and exercise of our inherent Indigenous Title, Rights and Treaty Rights 01612
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneySpokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026Send Stephen Miller to The Hague. 21275812504
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026ICE is now lying in wait outside convenience stores, or at busy intersections. Agents are arresting people at international airports. Local police and sheriffs, deputized by the federal government, are detaining immigrants during traffic stops. ICE is now detaining more immigrants than ever before. 22688455
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyGord Johns @gordjohns.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Hundreds rallied in 12 coastal communities for fair federal ferry funding. Proud to stand with community and labour leaders, businesses, seniors, students and families. Thank you to everyone who joined us. I’ll carry your voices to Parliament. Sign by Tuesday: gordjohns. 0112
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyBC Green Party @bcgreens.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Former BC Greens MLA Adam Olsen endorses Emily Lowan for Saanich North & the Islands! They’re teaming up to send Emily to the Legislature, and keep Adam and Rob’s legacy of standing up for the people of Saanich North and the Islands going. 15915
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyAndrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 27/09/2026Pierre Poilievre tapping into what everyone is worried about in Canada: waitresses and welders paying taxes to the EU 3113729
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyJens Wieting @globalhome.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Great Globe article about the struggle to protect the last #oldgrowth in B.C., highlighting a key finding of Sierra Club BC's state of the forest report: at-risk old growth areas recommended for protection are logged at 4x the rate of other old growth #bcpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...theglobeandmail.comOpinion: Why do people return to Vancouver Island year after year to protect the forests?What kind of relationship will we choose to have with forests that have witnessed multiple generations of history? 012
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyCanada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 25/09/2026The RCMP's watchdog was set to release a report this week into police conduct at Fairy Creek and Wet'suwet'en. Then David Eby's sudden snap election call prevented its release.nationalobserver.comBC snap election stalls report on police conduct at Fairy Creek and Wet'suwet'enThanks to BC's snap election, Canadians won't know for at least another month whether the RCMP division that policed Fairy Creek and Wet'suwet'en protests needs reform. 23317
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyLauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The US in Africa is the epitome of mob diplomacy "Nice vaguely functioning healthcare system you got there. Hand us mining rights and private data or maybe it collapses" Zimbabwe held firm, and now it loses all US health funding allafrica.com/stories/2026...allafrica.comZimbabwe: U.S. Announces End to All Health Funding in ZimbabweAMERICA will, at the end of this month, stop funding all health programmes in Zimbabwe it has been involved in for more than 20 years, Ambassador Pamela Tremont has revealed. 0158
Robyn Mawhinney @discothistle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026And yet, as per BC Conservative Party bylaws, he can’t be the permanent leader. So it’s ‘dad energy’ till October 24 and afterward, all bets are off on who the permanent leader will be 🙃 100
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyJim Vanderwal @jimvanderwal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Anyone know if 4 days is the shortest term for a political party leader in BC? 46211
Robyn Mawhinney @discothistle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Bottom-dragging trawling is finally getting the sunlight it deserves. Scraping/destroying the ocean floor, literal tonnes of ‘bycatch’ killed and discarded: bottom-trawl licenses need to be revoked! 001
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyChris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026A nice surprise and a good chuckle as the #BCGreens @bcgreens.bsky.social comms team used my #bluesky post quoting @emilylowan.bsky.social 's speech at @ubcm.bsky.social this week. Great speech and worth a listen. #bcpoli #britishcolumbia #greenparty #UBCM @bcgreencaucus.bsky.social 195
Robyn Mawhinney @discothistle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Yeah! I took the dogs to the beach, peeped a sealion and a sunset ✨ 110
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyAndrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 18/09/2026We’ve launched a livepage to cover ~whatever is happening~ in B.C politics today www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #bcpolicbc.caFormer B.C. Conservative holds news conference with centrist party leader after 3 more MLAs leave opposition | CBC 6218
Robyn Mawhinney @discothistle.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Yes, this. And, the current public purse (dust bunnies) being burdened by unnecessary election costs. And, contributing to a more cynical public 🤷♀️ #thanksbutnothanks 031
Robyn Mawhinney @discothistle.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Hey Laura, asset management is important for several reasons, and it’s not free 😉 Unless you’re ‘industry’ abandoning oil wells: 200,000+ in Alberta, who’s taxpayers must fund the clean-up 🏴☠️🦨🛢️ 000
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyNicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy! 181140916477
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyLocal BC News Headlines - Curated by CivicInfo BC @bcheadlines.bsky.social · 17/09/2026#UBCM - Municipalities urge B.C. to restore Community Housing Fund, realign housing targets (BC) www.castanet.net/news/BC/6315...castanet.netMunicipalities urge B.C. to restore Community Housing Fund, realign housing targetsMunicipalities across B.C. are urging the province to restore funding for stalled affordable housing projects and realign its provincial housing targets with the funding available to local… 022
Reposted by Robyn MawhinneyTarnjit Parmar @tarnjitparmar.bsky.social · 16/09/2026👀 Premier Eby has hired a campaign manager amid rumours of a snap election. Eby denies plans for a snap election BUT Elections BC had a meeting with assigned & prospective election officers yesterday about the possibility & started calling potential voting locations to ask about space/training. 2258